Waves Vocabulary Brynn

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Across
  1. 4. A wave that requires a medium through which to travel
  2. 8. The lowest point on a wave
  3. 9. The bouncing back of a ray of light, sound, or heat when the ray hits the surface that it does not go through
  4. 10. A wave in which particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of wave motion
  5. 11. The combination of two or more waves of the same frequency that results in a single wave
  6. 12. The number of waves produced in a given amount of time
  7. 14. A wave that consists of oscillating electric and magnetic fields, which radiate outward at the speed of light
  8. 16. The bending of a light ray as it passes from one substance to another one with different a density
Down
  1. 1. An observed change in the frequency of a wave when the source or observer is moving
  2. 2. The maximum distance that the particles of a wave’s medium vibrate from their rest position
  3. 3. The amount of time it takes for a full wavelength to pass
  4. 5. The highest point of a wave
  5. 6. The distance from any point in a wave to an identical point on the next wave
  6. 7. A change in the direction of a wave when the wave finds an obstacle or edge, such as an opening
  7. 8. A wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicular to the direction of the wave traveling
  8. 13. The substance through which a wave can travel
  9. 15. The ability to do work